Gallois
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Gallois is a French
word meaning "Welsh"; or the Welsh language
in lower case and, when capitalized, meaning "Welshman".
It may may refer to:
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
word meaning "Welsh"; or the Welsh language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
in lower case and, when capitalized, meaning "Welshman".
It may may refer to:
Persons
- Jean GalloisJean Gallois-Life:He was abbot of the priory of Cuers and a royal librarian.. He was named to the Académie des sciences in 1669 and elected a member of the Académie française in 1672. Also a member of the Académie des Inscriptions, he became its permanent secretary...
(1632-1707), French scholar and abbé - Louis GalloisLouis GalloisLouis René Fernand Gallois is a French businessman and currently the CEO of EADS.-Education:...
, (1944-), French businessman and currently the CEO of EADS - Patrick GalloisPatrick GalloisPatrick Gallois is a French flutist and conductor.Gallois was born in Linselles near the town of Lille in the north of France. At the age of 17 he began studies at the Conservatoire de Paris with the celebrated flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal and after two years received the First Prize...
(1956-), French flutist and conductor - Pierre Marie GalloisPierre Marie GalloisPierre Marie Gallois was a French air force brigadier general and geopolitician. He was instrumental in the constitution of the French nuclear arsenal. This earned him the nickname of father of the French atom bomb...
(1911–2010), French air force brigadier general - Raymond Gallois-MontbrunRaymond Gallois-MontbrunRaymond Gallois-Montbrun was a French violinist and composer.He studied violin and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris, and won the Prix de Rome in 1944....
(1918–1994), French violinist and composer
See also
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, brand of French cigarettes